1987-88 Hartford Whalers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-38-7 - 77 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Jack Evans (22-25-7)
Coach: Larry Pleau (13-13)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
1987-88 Hartford Whalers RosterTeam Record: 35-38-7 - 77 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-2
Coach: Jack Evans (22-25-7)
Coach: Larry Pleau (13-13)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
1987-88 Hartford Whalers Results
The Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 35 wins and 38 losses and 7 ties for 77 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Whalers potted 249 goals and conceded 267. Kevin Dineen and Ron Francis scored 25 goals for Hartford each, while Ron Francis contributed 50 assists. Mike Liut earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.18 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Jack Evans and Larry Pleau coached the team. The 1987-88 Hartford Whalers lost in the NHL division semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | C | 80 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 87 | -8 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 14.5 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 74 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 217 | -14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 223 | 11.2 |
| Ray Ferraro | C | 68 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 20.0 |
| Dave Babych | D | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 54 | -25 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 6.0 |
| Sylvain Turgeon | L | 71 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 71 | -5 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 9.3 |
| John Anderson | L | 63 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 20 | -5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 11.4 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | 76 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 159 | -10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 5.1 |
| Carey Wilson | C | 36 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 22 | -5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 23.4 |
| Dave Tippett | L | 80 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 32 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 12.7 |
| Paul MacDermid | R | 80 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 139 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 20.8 |
| Dean Evason | C | 77 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 115 | -29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 7.9 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 67 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 4.9 |
| Stew Gavin | R | 56 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | -17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 8.8 |
| Mike Millar | R | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 12.1 |
| Torrie Robertson | L | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Lindsay Carson | C | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Paul Lawless | L | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 5.6 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 44 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 86 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 52 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 40 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 44 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 |
| Dana Murzyn | D | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.0 |
| Mark Reeds | R | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 |
| Tiger Williams | L | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 116 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Tom Martin | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Mike McEwen | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Mike Liut | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Vellucci | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Weeks | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Brodeur | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Churla | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Young | R | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Brad Shaw | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gord Sherven | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1523 | 249 | 411 | 660 | 2032 | -187 | 84 | 149 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 2519 | 9.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 60 | 3532 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 187 | 3.18 | 1620 | 1433 | .885 |
| Steve Weeks | 18 | 918 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.59 | 388 | 333 | .858 |
| Richard Brodeur | 6 | 340 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.65 | 142 | 127 | .894 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 36 | 30 | .833 |
| Totals | 85 | 4850 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 263 | 3.25 | 2449 | 2186 | .893 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23.5 | |
| Ray Ferraro | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Dave Babych | D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | |
| Sylvain Turgeon | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Carey Wilson | C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Dave Tippett | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Paul MacDermid | R | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Dean Evason | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |
| Stew Gavin | R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | |
| Torrie Robertson | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Lindsay Carson | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Brent Peterson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McEwen | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Liut | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Brodeur | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Young | R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Totals | 115 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 81 | -13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 11.1 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 3 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.13 | 82 | 71 | .866 |
| Richard Brodeur | 4 | 200 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.60 | 87 | 75 | .862 |
| Totals | 7 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.83 | 192 | 169 | .880 |
